Publishing Guide
8.8 Introducing Your OER
Karna Younger
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you will
- identify distinguishing characteristics of introductions to OER.
- draft the introduction to your OER.
What is the Best Way to Introduce Your OER?
Being in academia, we know how vital it is to intrigue your audience, whether a potential adapting instructor or a student, to read and learn. You have to hook your reader with your introduction.
Your unique OER creation process, your pedagogical approach, or what disciplinary or socio-cultural lenses are you applying to your work could all appeal to instructors, curriculum administrators, and students. To be more specific, because you remixed existing OER to include more inclusive content, you may provide some of the following:
Let’s take a look at some of the (endless) possible approaches to crafting your introduction by looking at other OER authors’ introductions. Flip through the below examples of OER introductions. Consider the strengths of the authors’ approaches and if there is anything you would like to replicate in your introduction.
What Have Other OER Authors Done?
How Will You Hook Your Readers?
Resources
Blau, J.H. (ed). (n.d.) My Slipper Floated Away: New American Memoirs. ROTELÂ CC BY-NC-ND.
Brellas, D. and Martinez, V. (2023). Shared Voices: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. ROTEL. CC BY-NC.
McGlothlin, A. and Bill, J. (2024). The Art of Music: Music Appreciation with an Equity Lens. ROTEL. CC BY-NC-SA.
Attribution
“Introducing Your OER” by Karna Younger is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
